American Swingman Dwayne Mitchell (196-G/F-82) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Navolato, receiving a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 3.The 34-year old player was the main contributor (29 points, three rebounds and nine assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Guasave (1-1) 91-82. Navolato is placed at 6th position in Mexican CIBACOPA. Navolato is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 1-1 record. In the team's last game Mitchell had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He just recently signed at Navolato and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Former University Louisiana at Lafayette star has very solid stats this year. Mitchell is league's best scorer averaging so far 29.5ppg and is league's best passer with 6.5apg. Mitchell is in league's top in and averages impressive 80.0% FGP and 41.2% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was 23-year old American Cameron Forte (201-F-93) of Los Mochis. Forte had a very good evening with a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Los Mochis lost that game 84-95 to Obregon (2-0). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Forte is one of the most experienced players at Los Mochis and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Los Mochis' star - American forward Lance Perique (203-F-83). Perique scored 27 points. Despite Perique's great performance Los Mochis lost 84-95 to Obregon (#2, 2-0). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Los Mochis can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have awful season losing so far all 2 games. Too bad for Perique he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Perique has a very solid season. In 2 games in Mexico he scored 20.0ppg.

The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

Aaguacateros Michoacan (LNBP) signed 26-year old American guard Roberto Nelson (190-90kg-91, college: Oregon State) from Toros. In 10 LNBP games in Mexico he had 13.0ppg, 2.7rpg and 3.4apg this season. Nelson also spent pre-season at Roseto Sharks (Serie A) in Italian league earlier that year. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Nelson's team made it to the Italian LNP Cup Final... [read more]

Aaguacateros Michoacan (LNBP) signed 26-year old American guard Roberto Nelson (190-90kg-91, college: Oregon State) from Toros. In 10 LNBP games in Mexico he had 13.0ppg, 2.7rpg and 3.4apg this season. Nelson also spent pre-season at Roseto Sharks (Serie A) in Italian league earlier that year.He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2014.The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Nelson's team made it to the Italian LNP Cup Final Four in 2015. He was also voted All-Pac-12 2nd Team back in 2014 at his college time.Nelson has played also professionally in France (Chorale de Roanne), Italy (Alma Trieste and Germani Basket Brescia) and NBA G League (Delaware 87ers).He attended Oregon State until 2014 and it is his fourth season as a professional player.

Experienced American-Dominican Rep. Antonio Pena (204-PF-86) had a great game in the last round for Santos and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com LNBP Player of the Week award for round 19. The 31-year old power forward had a double-double of 30 points and ten rebounds, while his team edged out Libertadores (#10, 5-12) 70-69. Santos maintains the 8th position in Mexican LNBP. Santos is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings.... [read more]

Experienced American-Dominican Rep. Antonio Pena (204-PF-86) had a great game in the last round for Santos and that's him to receive a Latinbasket.com LNBP Player of the Week award for round 19.The 31-year old power forward had a double-double of 30 points and ten rebounds, while his team edged out Libertadores (#10, 5-12) 70-69. Santos maintains the 8th position in Mexican LNBP. Santos is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. In the team's last game Pena had a remarkable 53.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Santos' top player in his first season with the team. Villanova University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Pena is in league's top in points (4th best: 20.6ppg) and averages solid 56.8% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 27-year old American forward Eugene Phelps (198-F-90) of Soles. Phelps impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Soles lost that game 76-84 to slightly higher-ranked Mineros (#2, 12-7). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Soles still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 11-6 record is not bad at all. Phelps is a newcomer at Soles and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.4ppg (#5). He also registered 8.3 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was American Brandon Swannegan (206-F-93) of Toros (#7). Swannegan scored 23 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Toros, leading his team to a 91-88 win against slightly higher-ranked Abejas (#6, 8-9). The chances of Toros ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Swannegan could help Toros to bring them higher in the standings. Swannegan has a very solid season. In 5 games in Mexico he scored 11.0ppg.

The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The most exciting game of round 19 in the LNBP took place in Nuevo Laredo. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Abejas (8-9) to seventh ranked Toros (7-10) 91-88 on Monday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Abejas. Toros looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Brandon Swannegan (206-93, college: Tulsa) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Americ... [read more]

The most exciting game of round 19 in the LNBP took place in Nuevo Laredo. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Abejas (8-9) to seventh ranked Toros (7-10) 91-88 on Monday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Abejas. Toros looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Brandon Swannegan (206-93, college: Tulsa) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. American-Puerto Rican point guard Wilfredo Pagan (184-76) chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. Naturalized American Eder Zuniga (190-87, college: Carroll, MT) produced 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Toros maintains seventh place with 7-10 record, which they share with Aaguacateros and Santos. Abejas at the other side keep the sixth position with nine games lost. Toros is again looking forward to face higher ranked Abejas (#6) in Guanajuato in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Abejas will have a break next round. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Third ranked Mineros faced their biggest opponent Soles. Host Mineros (12-7) defeated guests from Mexicali (11-6) 84-76. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Eric McClellan (193-93, college: Gonzaga, agency: KMG Sports Management) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jaime Lloreda contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American forward Eugene Phelps (198-90, college: Long Beach St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for Soles. Mineros moved-up to second place. Soles at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. They share it with Correcaminos. Mineros will again play against Soles (#4) in Mexicali in the next round. Soles will have a break next round. The game in Ciudad Victoria was also quite interesting. 4th placed Capitanes (10-7) played at the court of fifth ranked Correcaminos (11-6). Correcaminos managed to secure a 5-point victory 100-95 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Capitanes. It was a great evening for Kennedy Jones who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 assists. Correcaminos' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Hector Hernandez responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Correcaminos have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Soles. Newly promoted Capitanes dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. Correcaminos will again meet at home Capitanes (#5) in the next round. Capitanes will have a break next round. A very interesting game took place in Queretaro. It ended with only one-point home defeat of 10th ranked Libertadores (5-12) to eighth ranked Santos (7-10) 70-69 on Monday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Antonio Pena who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Santos' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Santos moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Aaguacateros and Toros. Newly promoted Libertadores keep the tenth position with 12 games lost. Santos will have a break next round. Libertadores will play again at home against Santos (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game with biggest result difference took place in Michoacan. Local Aaguacateros (7-10) beat 11th ranked Panteras (5-12) 97-87 on Monday night. Dominic McGuire fired 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Panteras' coach Ronald Guillen rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aaguacateros moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Toros and Santos. Panteras lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Aaguacateros will face again bottom-ranked Panteras (#11) in Aguascalientes in the next round.

The game in Ciudad Victoria was also quite interesting. 4th placed Capitanes (10-7) played at the court of fifth ranked Correcaminos (11-6). Correcaminos managed to secure a 5-point victory 100-95 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Capitanes. Correcaminos made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American guard Kennedy Jones (188-89, college: Arlington Baptist) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 assists. His fellow American import swingman Brandon Davis (198-88, college: Lamar, agency: Pro Sports) helped adding 28 points. Correcaminos' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side the former international Hector Hernandez (205-85, college: Fresno St., agency: BeoBasket) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) and the former international guard Gabriel Giron (192-88) scored 25 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Correcaminos have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Soles. Newly promoted Capitanes dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. Correcaminos will again meet at home Capitanes (#5) in the next round. Capitanes will have a break next round. Top scorers:Correcaminos: B.Davis 28+1reb+2ast, K.Jones 23+4reb+5ast, C.Guerrero 15+2reb+1ast, A.Perez 12+8reb+3ast, K.Penn 10+14reb+1ast, J.Farrera 6+3rebCapitanes: G.Giron 25+4reb+1ast, H.Hernandez 21+13reb+2ast, E.Andujar 14+6reb+1ast, P.Meza 11+5ast, F.Benitez 10+3reb+1ast, E.Oglivie 8+1reb

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Third ranked Mineros faced their biggest opponent Soles. Host Mineros (12-7) defeated guests from Mexicali (11-6) 84-76. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Strangely Soles outrebounded Mineros 44-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Eric McClellan (193-93, college: Gonzaga, agency: KMG Sports Management) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Panamanian center Jaime Lloreda (204-80, college: LSU) contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four Mineros players scored in double figures. American forward Eugene Phelps (198-90, college: Long Beach St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and naturalized Puerto Rican guard Joseph Soto (190-93) added 16 points and 4 assists in the effort for Soles. Mineros moved-up to second place. Soles at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. They share it with Correcaminos. Mineros will again play against Soles (#4) in Mexicali in the next round. Soles will have a break next round. Top scorers:Mineros: J.Lloreda 20+9reb+1ast, M.Fillyaw 19+4reb+6ast, E.McClellan 16+9reb+6ast, N.Alonzo 14+3reb+4ast, I.Gutierrez 6+3reb+2ast, M.Helton 5+2rebSoles: E.Phelps 29+16reb+1ast, J.Soto 16+2reb+4ast, R.White 11+10reb, O.Mendez-Valdez 7+2reb+3ast, A.Valdes 5+2reb+3ast, M.Hernandez 5+1reb+2ast

The most exciting game of round 19 in the LNBP took place in Nuevo Laredo. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Abejas (8-9) to seventh ranked Toros (7-10) 91-88 on Monday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Abejas. Toros looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Brandon Swannegan (206-93, college: Tulsa) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. American-Puerto Rican point guard Wilfredo Pagan (184-76) chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. Naturalized American Eder Zuniga (190-87, college: Carroll, MT) produced 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and American guard Steven Pledger (193-90, college: Oklahoma) added 24 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Toros maintains seventh place with 7-10 record, which they share with Aaguacateros and Santos. Abejas at the other side keep the sixth position with nine games lost. Toros is again looking forward to face higher ranked Abejas (#6) in Guanajuato in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Abejas will have a break next round. Top scorers:Toros: B.Swannegan 23+14reb+3ast, W.Pagan 15+3reb+6ast, J.Anderson 14+5reb+4ast, J.Manuel Esteva 11+2reb+1ast, J.Hutchingson 11+4reb+2ast, I.Alvarado 9+3reb+5astAbejas: S.Pledger 24+3reb+1ast, E.Zuniga 20+6reb+4ast, E.Garibay 14+4reb+1ast, T.King 10+2reb+2ast, T.Sanchez 8+3reb+6ast, M. Hays 8+4reb+2ast

A very interesting game took place in Queretaro. It ended with only one-point home defeat of 10th ranked Libertadores (5-12) to eighth ranked Santos (7-10) 70-69 on Monday evening. It was an exceptional evening for American-Dominican Antonio Pena (204-86, college: Villanova) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international power forward Arim Solares (202-83) accounted for 4 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Santos' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American power forward Gerard DeVaughn (206-88, college: Stillman) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import forward Christopher Moore (205-82, college: Virginia Union) added 15 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Libertadores in the defeat. Santos moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Aaguacateros and Toros. Newly promoted Libertadores keep the tenth position with 12 games lost. Santos will have a break next round. Libertadores will play again at home against Santos (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Santos: A.Pena 30+10reb+5ast, J.Avalos 10+1reb, I.Avalos 9+2reb+2ast, G.Pruitt 8+3reb+3ast, J.Harris 4+4reb+2ast, A.Solares 4+8reb+3astLibertadores: G.DeVaughn 19+11reb+3ast, C.Moore 15+10reb, J.Rodriguez 12+5reb+6ast, C.Zesati 7+1reb+7ast, M.Ramirez 6+2reb+5ast, C.Silva 6+3reb+1ast

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